Anatomy Trains with Tom Myers

Anatomy Trains is Tom Myers' revolutionary re-vision of musculo-skeletal anatomy. Our body is wondrously complicated and the traditional parts-based anatomy often serves to confuse rather than enhance its understanding. The Anatomy Trains simplifies it for us in a practical way.

The Anatomy Trains maps out how muscles fascially connect to each other, forming 12 myofascial continuities from head to toe and from birth to death. The Anatomy Trains help explain how one tight area can create a series of compensations that distort and hinder our everyday movements, leading to chronic compensations and eventually pain and dysfunction. By opening and engaging these continuities we can better experience our seamless unity in a easy, pain free manner.

This workshop gives a new perspective on anatomy and how it relates to health and fitness. We will explore the 12 Anatomy Trains and how they either support or hinder our intentions. We will learn to SEE them (Body Reading) and formulate effective strategies to bring the body back toward balance. In the classes for Bodyworkers we will explore how to manipulate the myofascia via Myofascial Release Techniques from Tom Myers' KMI technique library. In the classes for Yoga we will learn how these imbalances distort our student's yoga postures, discover the common compensations used to make the pose 'look good', and explore ways to engage these limitations and deepen our student's experience of Yoga. Come explore!

Jan 16-18, 2009 ape Cod, MA Yoga
Mar 13-15, 2009 Boston, MA Bodyworkers
April 3-5, 2009 Hartford, CT Yoga
Sept 4-6, 2009 Boston, MA Bodyworkers
Oct 9-11, 2009 Boston, MA Yoga

All courses are Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday
$245 early registration, $295 late.
617-776-9494 or Eli@EliThompson.com